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Rae Vinion
Former Libby resident Rae Louise Vinion, 74, of Coos Bay, Ore., died Jan. 31, 2000.
She was born on May 31, 1925, in New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada, to Ray and Gina Leavitt, and grew up in Idaho, Washington and Montana.
She met her husband, Bud Vinion, in Idaho and they were married on Jan. 27, 1946, while he was home on leave from the U.S. Navy.
They both went to college in Lewiston, Idaho, before moving to Libby where they taught school.
Rae also worked as a secretary for many years, retiring in 1975.
Rae and Bud moved to Washington and after Bud’s death in 1986, Rae moved to Coos Bay.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Eileen Vinion, Libby; daughters and sons-in-law Leslie and Mike Cook, Coos Bay, and Julie and Paul Pickett, Petersburg, Alaska; her step-mother Gladys Leavitt, half-brothers Harold and Albert and half-sister Pat Clark, all in Washington; grandchildren Cory, Bryn Dee, Ryan, Kellie, Krystie, Christopher, Miranda and Ely; special niece Gina Young, five great-grandchildren, many friends and relatives and the caring staff at Golden Age Adult Foster Home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, father, mother, step-father and sister.
A celebration of life was held on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the home of her daughter at 1090 N. 10th Court, Coos Bay.
Cremation was at Ocean View Memory Gardens.
Leon Fulgham
Leon T. Fulgham, 64, of Troy, died of cancer on Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at his home.
He was born on July 13, 1935, at Emmett, Idaho, to Roger and Minnie Cox Fulgham.
He grew up at Emmett, where he attended school through the tenth grade before moving to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, where he graduated from high school.
He earned an associate of arts degree from the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Ore.
Leon was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad most of his adult life, retiring in 1990.
He enjoyed cooking and experimenting with recipes.
Survivors include his wife Glenda of Troy; sons Scott Fulgham, Kellogg, Idaho; Steve Fulgham, New Bern, N.C.; daughter Renee Brooks, Birmingham, Ala.; brothers Lee Fulgham and his wife Luanne, Colfax, Calif.; Duane Fulgham and his wife Marti, Whidbey Island, Wash.; Tom Fulgham and his wife Sharon, Valrico, Fla.; and Sam Fulgham and his wife Sandra, Libby; sisters Arlene Norwood and her husband Bob, Bonners Ferry; Betty Adkins, Bonners Ferry; step-son David Phillips and his wife Yvette, Spirit Lake, Idaho, and three grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of God in Troy.
Local arrangements are by Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Steward Orvik
Steward James Orvik, 55, died on Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at his home in Libby, from apparent heart failure.
He was born on Oct. 25, 1944, at Ada, Minn., to James and Selma Hanson Orvik.
He graduated from Climax High School in 1962.
Steward married Beverly Parker on Feb. 22, 1980, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
He had coached the Blackhawks, a girls softball team, for two years.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife Beverly, Libby; sister Joyce Boeddeker and her husband Dale, Minot, N.D.; brother Jay Orvik, Bellingham, Minn.; aunts Florence Orvik and Blanch Orvik, both of Spokane; cousin Roger and his wife Jan of Shelly, Minn.; step-daughter Julie Rice of Odessa, Wash.; four grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home Chapel.
Local arrangements are by the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Marvin Nellis
Longtime Libby resident Marvin B. Nellis, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at Nampa, Idaho.
He was born on May 6, 1920, at Baker, Ore., to Winfred E. and Inez Hutton Nellis, and moved with his family to Eureka in 1934.
Marvin grew up and completed his education at Eureka and served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Italy and Africa during World War II.
Following his honorable discharge in January 1946, Marvin returned to Montana.
He married Sophie Hunt on June 7, 1946, at Libby.
Marvin worked as a timber faller and heavy equipment operator for J. Neils Lumber Company, St. Regis and Champion for many years, retiring in 1982.
Marvin and Sophie celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1996.
The Nellis family harvested thousands of Christmas trees each fall, an activity Marvin and Sophie continued to enjoy after Marvin retired. He also enjoyed trout fishing, outdoor activities and spending time at the family cabin near Eureka.
He was a member of the Libby Christian Church, the Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2781 and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1548.
Survivors are his wife Sophie; daughters Marcia Thomas and her husband Bob, Meridian, Idaho, and Linda Zook and her husband George, Polson; son Duane Nellis and his wife Ruth, Morgantown, W.Va., sisters Beulah Childs, Libby; Freda Tiffany, Pasco, Wash., and Ilean VanDeVanter, Spokane; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Libby Christian Church with Pastors Cal Noble and Curt Hensley officiating.
Interment with military honors will follow at the City of Libby Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Homer Frazey
Homer Warren Frazey, 80, of Libby, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, at his home.
He was born on March 1, 1919, at Cody, Neb., to William and Blanche Kirk Frazey.
He attended schools in Nebraska.
When Homer was 16 years old he moved with his family to Naples, Idaho. He also lived at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
He entered the U.S. Army on Nov. 18, 1940, served in New Guinea and the Philippines, and was honorably discharged on Nov. 24, 1945.
Homer returned to the Post Falls, Idaho, area where he found work moving houses.
He moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1950 and married Nola French at Coeur d’Alene on Dec. 19, 1951.
In 1958 they moved to Libby, where Homer worked as a logger. He had worked for Bache Logging, J. Neils Lumber Company and St. Regis before retiring in 1982.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, pool and cards.
Survivors include his son William (Bill) Frazey, Libby; daughter Nola Osteen, Yuma, Ariz.; brothers Harlan Frazey and his wife Maggie, Calvin Frazey and his wife Mary and Steven Frazey and his wife Barbara, all of Post Falls; sisters Retha Just, Cheney, Wash., and Emily Parker, Hay Springs, Neb., and four grandchildren, Angelina, Ryan, Narven and Alexandria.
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home, with interment with military honors to follow at 2 p.m., Pacific Time, at Rest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene.
Ron Huth
Ronald Edward Huth, 46, of Libby, died of apparent heart failure on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital.
He was born on June 25, 1953, at Sioux City, Iowa, to Roger and Aprilla Downing Huth.
Ron was actively involved with girls’ softball, coaching his daughter’s team for 10 years. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1981.
Survivors include his wife Jini and daughter Anika Huth, Libby; son Russ Kirkham and his wife Brenda and their children Lynsey and Kaley, Mountain View, Calif.; his mother, Aprilla Downing, in Florida; five brothers, Kenneth, Al and Roger Huth, all of Florida; Keith Huth in California and Vernon Huth of Iowa and their families; niece Holly Decker and her son Jacob, Libby; sister-in-law Christine Andrusco and her husband Billy, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada; and brother-in-law Tracie Barnes, his wife Joni and their children Juli and Justin Barnes, all of Libby.
Visitation is from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home Chapel.
